Vancouver Short Film Festival 2024

Programme Four

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8 films in package
Curse
A young man navigates a path amidst toxic masculinity and the desire for female companionship.
The Day the Rocket Left
As time on earth grows shorter and shorter, a rocket is made to travel to a distant planet to colonize. When the rocket leaves, a young woman finds out an astronaut on the ship is tied to her past. To reconcile their past differences, she records a message for them, knowing it will be viewed well after her time has past.
Hayashi Studio
Hayashi Studio follows the diverse lives that came to a small town on Vancouver Island in the 1900's and Senjiro Hayashi, the Japanese photographer who took their photos. Hayashi used his lens to document every race, class and gender. During internment many of his photos disappear, some hidden in family attics, others used to make a greenhouse. Almost a century later the photos were found and exhibited, showcasing a piece of Pacific Northwest History rarely seen, that of the diverse and racialized.
Watershed
While scavenging around an empty city after a water-borne virus has killed off most of the Earth’s population, a lone survivor finds a sliver of hope when she encounters a young Mandarin girl who may be able to chemically manufacture clean water.
What About Our Future?
In 2019, the “Sustainabiliteens” from Vancouver mobilized more than 150,000 people to march against climate catastophe. The film gives insights into the teenagers’ everyday life which is determined not only by school, friends and families, but also by the climate justice and activism. Taking things into their own hands gives them strength: “We are unstoppable, another world is possible.”
Plugged In
After receiving the latest companion android as a gift, reclusive Ashaya must choose between a flawed human relationship and a customizable machine one.
Bleed With Me
Bleed With Me showcases the perspectives of sixteen people, highlighting the subjective experience, deep impact on people's lives, and need to destigmatize menstruation. The film challenges menstrual stigma by encouraging open, honest, and inclusive conversations about menstruation.
FREYA
Jade considers FREYA (her Federally Regulated Enquiry and Yield Assistant) a friend. But when a one-night stand doesn’t go as planned, Jade is forced to question FREYA and the system she represents. Set in the not-too-distant future, FREYA ​will make you second guess your relationship with technology, social media, and The State.
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Welcome to Programme Four! This Programme includes:


Curse directed by Reginald Bernandino

The Day the Rocket Left directed by Benjamin McGregor

Hayashi Studio directed by Hayley Gray

Watershed directed by Maxime Beauchamp

What About Our Future? directed by Jaime Leigh Gianopoulos and Cláudio Cruz

Plugged In directed by Kathryn Bons

Bleed With Me directed by Varsha Gill

FREYA directed by Camille Hollett-French


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A young man navigates a path amidst toxic masculinity and the desire for female companionship.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    10:00
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Canada
  • Director
    Reginald Bernandino
  • Screenwriter
    Aaron Douglas Armer, Reginald Bernandino
  • Producer
    Maxime Beauchamp
  • Co-Producer
    Robin Macabulos
  • Cast
    Byron Holbik, Ralph Bernandino, James Nightingale, Kallie Hu, Brandi Turgeon, Oriel Scout
  • Cinematographer
    Aaron Douglas Armer
  • Editor
    Aaron Douglas Armer
  • Production Design
    Tawni Botelho
  • Composer
    Aaron Douglas Armer
  • Sound Design
    Justin Aucoin
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